Do You Know The Use Of Grey Kota Slabs ?

A uniformly occurring limestone, the Kota stone has the perfect blend of all shades. It is available in various colours. The attractive colours and different kinds of choices is the reason behind the demand for the Kota stones in the market today. The amazing features of Kota stones like hardness, homogeneity, non-porous and other such properties make the stone extraordinary and better than the other available stones in the market. Kota stone is a fine-grained kind of limestone excavated in the Kota district. More than a hundred mines are situated in or near the town of Ramganj Mandi and in the Kota district. Kota stone is a kind of blue and brown limestone that is used in flooring and wall cladding. There are different types of Kota stones like 

1. Grey Kota Stone Slabs
2. Rich greenish-blue Kota Stone
3. Kota Blue Natural
4. Kota brown natural and Kota brown polished
5. Natural multi color Kota Stone
6. Kota stone honey is natural.
7. Green colour Kota stone

Kota stone is used in two finishes i.e. rough dress and polished finish. It is a magnificent building stone for Pathways, corridors, driveways, commercial buildings. Chemical industries use this stone due to its resistant properties.

Advantages of using  Kota Stone for Flooring:

● Kota Stones have wide function in the exterior works for their non-porous, non-absorbent, tough and homogenous properties and is the outstanding building stone for both humid and freezing regions

● Availability of the stones in slab and tile form makes it convenient to achieve a different pattern of flooring

● It gives affluent aesthetics to both interior and exterior flooring and is cheaper than other stones used in similar functions.

● High customization can be achieved because of its availability in sizes of 30*30, 40*40, 30*60, 40*60, 60*60, 50*50, 55*55 and 60*90 centimetres.

Disadvantages of Kota Stone Flooring

● Kota stone slabs are not available in bigger sizes like granite or marble. This is because of its brittle nature.

● In the longer run Kota Stones flake out. However, if the Kota stones are  well maintained and polished repeatedly the flaking stones can be intercepted to a greater extent

● The finished surface is not as luminous or shinny as that of marble and granite

Specification for laying grey Kota stone slabs for flooring

1. Stone Slabs

The stone slabs must be hard, dense, homogenous and independent from any cracks, decay, weathering, etc. It could be either hand or machine cut for the appropriate thickness. The exposed face should be polished before being placed at the site and also the contractor shall get the slab sample accepted by the concerned Engineer.

2. Dressing of Slab

Each slab needs to be adjusted according to the suitable size and shape. The edges need to be either table rubbed or machine rubbed with coarse sand before paving.

Great care should be taken to ensure all angles and edges are true, square and free from chippings. Tolerances of +2mm are acceptable for thickness. With respect to the length and breadth of the slab, tolerance of +5mm and +2 for hand-cut machine cut respectively is acceptable.

3. Preparation of surface

The surface upon which the stabs are to be laid should be properly cleaned, wetted and mopped. The bedding mortar of slabs shall be of specified thickness.

4. Laying of Kota Stone    

Mortar of specified mix (usually 1:4 Cement: Coarse Sand) is prepared and laid under the area of each slab for the indicated thickness (usually 20mm).

The cleaned stab is laid out on top, pressed and tapped with a wooden mallet in order to bring in the same level of the adjoining slab. The slabs are then fitted and placed aside. The top surface of the mortar is made uniform by filling up the hollow with fresh mortar and is allowed to harden. 

The mortar is then transcended with a cement slurry of honey-like consistency at the rate of 4.4 kg cement per square meter. The slab should be laid gently back in its position. Subsequent slabs are laid in a similar manner and the excess grout coming out of joints of the slabs is cleaned off.

Manufacturer and supplier of Kota stone

 Shiv Sai Marbles is the innovator in the marble, granite and Kota stone manufacturing industry. They are the renowned supplier and manufacturer of grey Kota stones slabs, marble stones, granite tiles, granite table tops, granite floor tiles and others in the line. Besides being one of the leading suppliers of granite slabs in Khargone, they are also supplying Weber Saint Gobain Tile Adhesive and waterproofing chemicals at the most fair pricing. The company was established in 2019. Their respected owner Mr Pradeep Yadav is directing them to become one of the top marble and Kota stones suppliers in India. They have an extensive team of a skilled professional who is using advanced machinery for cutting, finishing and designing every piece with precision at their manufacturing unit